Australian football has been played by Nauruan school children since the 1930s, when students attended secondary schools in Victoria, and is so popular it is considered Nauru's national sport (alongside weightlifting).

The Nauru Australian Football Association has eight football clubs, who have adopted the names and colours of their favourite Australian-based teams.

Around 200 senior players and a further 500 juniors play footy. Despite coming from such a small nation, Nauru's national Australian football side, the Chiefs, have experienced plenty of success, including a gold medal at the 2001 Arafura Games in Darwin. The Chiefs finished eighth out of 11 nations in the 2002 International Cup, and were a late withdrawal in 2005.

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Clubs

Seniors

• Menaida Tigers
• Panzer Saints
• Blues
• Ubenited Power
• Boe Lions
• Aces

Reserves

• Eagles
• Ubenited
• Esso
• Magpies
• Frigates

Under 17

• Ubenited Power
• Aces
• Panzer
• Tigers
• Blues

Under 14

• Aces
• Panzer
• Tigers
• Lions
• Blues
• Ubenited

Under 11

• Aces
• Panzer
• Tigers
• Lions
• Blues
• Ubenited